Building structure



July 28, 1931. F. M. VENZIE BUILDING STRUCTURE Filed Feb. 1, 1930 INVENTOB.

ATTORNEY Patented July 28, 1931 UNITED STATES P ENT OFFICE f FREDERICK M; VENZIE, F PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA BUILDING STRUCTURE Application filed February 1, .1930. .SerialfiNo. 425,150.

l may be said to reside in the provision of means whereby unskilled labor may more rapidly and efiiciently erect ceilings, walls, and partitions of plaster boards, thereby to reduce building costs.

' Other and further objects of the present invention reside in the provision of a general arrangement, combination, and connection of parts for attaining the results sought by the foregoing objects.

The invention consists of the novel construction hereinafter described and finally claimed.

The nature, characteristic features and scope of the invention will be more fully understood from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, and in which Fig. 1 is a view partly in section and partly in elevation illustrating a ceiling and wall structure embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a face view of the underside of the ceiling structure shown in Fig. 1.

For the purpose of illustrating my inven-- tion I have shown in the accompanying drawings one form thereof which is at present preferred by me, since the same has been found in practice to give satisfactory and reliable results, although it is to be understood that the various instrumentalities of which my invention consists can be variously arranged and organized and that my invention is not limited to the precise arrangement and organization of the instrumentalities as herein shown and described.

50 In the novel ceiling, wall, and partition structure embodying the present invention, I make use of conventional )plaster boards which have a relatively thick-body portion 1 of water proofing composition which composition is covered by very thin sheets of paper "2 and 3.

These plaster boards I prefer-to assemble in the manner shown in Fig. 1, in which the reference numeral 4: designates-the wall of a building and 5 a vertically disposed v beam, spaced apart fromwall 4 to provide an air space 6. The reference numeral designates a horizontally disposed beam supported by wall 4.

In practice the plaster boards are posi- 'tioned with respect to the beams 5 and 7,-as shown in the drawings, and are secured thereto by means of clips 8 of the type shown and described in my co=pending application aforesaid and forming no part of the present invention. So positioned the wall, partition, or ceiling plaster boards are ready to accept the usual coat of plaster 9."

To efliciently support the coat ofplaster 9 Ihave discovered that it is essential to reinforce the plaster boards so that buckling 'of the wall, partition, or ceilin is prevented with the plaster coat applied. "t is desirable,

in addition to reinforcing the plaster boards,

that adjacent or companion boards be tied together. I have found that by introducing wire or rods beneath the paper-covering 2 an eflioient reinforcingmedium may be effected and that these adjoining boards "may be quickly and readily tied together in the manner shown-in the drawings.

' Referring now moreparticularly to Fig. '2, I have. shown a structure in which the body 1 of each plaster board has embedded therein rods or'wires lOso that the same are arranged 'ina plane below the paper covering'2. These rods or wires 10 are extended or bent outwardly to provide the extensions 11 which are upon the outer faces of the sheets 2 and with the rods or wires 10 form substantially U-shaped parts, see Fig. 2, the parts 10 and 11 being continuous; Throughout the length of the wires or rods 11 the ends thereof are left free of or extended as at 12 through the paper sheet 2 as is clearly seen in Fig. '2.

Thus, in assembling the plaster boards, -companion plaster boards may be tied together as at 13 by simply tying together adjacent wire parts 12. In this way boards of adjacent rows of plaster board may be efiiciently tied together so that the assembled boards are in effect unitary structure which is important in the prevention of buckling. Then, too, it is not necessary that all the plaster boards be cut the same size since they may be fitted in staggered relation and tied together at various places. The exposed wires 10 of adjacent blocks may be cut if desired at intervals, and tied together at 14, see Fig. 2. This is important in case a bulge or buckling occurs in a wall or ceiling and it is advisable to tie the bulging blocks together.

What I claim is:

1. In a building structure, wall and ceiling sections of plaster board, vertical and horizontal beams for supporting said plaster boards, each of said plaster boards comprising a plaster like body which is relatively thick and covered by a thin sheet of paper, a tie wire embedded in said body and extended at intervals both longitudinally and laterally through said paper covered body whereby adjacent or companion plaster boards may be tied together by the extended ends of said tie wire to form a unitary structure, and means including clips for securing said plaster boards to said beams independently of said tie wire.

2. In a building structure, wall and ceiling sections of plaster board, vertical and horizontal beams for supporting said plaster boards, each of said plaster boards comprisin a plaster like body which is relatively thick and covered by a thin sheet of paper, a tie wire bent substantially U-shaped fashion embedded in and extended at intervals through said paper covering whereby adjacent or companion plaster boards may be tied together to form a unitary structure, and means including clips for securing said plaster boards to said beams independently of said tie Wire.

3. A plaster board of the character stated comprising a relatively thick plaster like body having a covering therearound consisting of-thin paper, a tie wire embedded in said body and extended at intervals both longitudinally and laterally through said paper covering to afford tie ends.

4. A plaster board. of the character stated comprising a relatively thick plaster like body having a covering therearound consisting of thin paper, a tie wire bent substantially U-shaped fashion embedded in said body and extended at intervals through said paper covering to afford tie ends.

5. In a building structure, a plaster board support, companion composition boards applied to one face of said support, each of said boards comprising a plaster-like body face thereof, a tie wire embedded in said body and extended at intervals both longitudinally and laterally through said fibrous covering, the extended ends of companion board wires being arranged to be twisted together to form a unitary structure.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my nam e FREDERICK M. VENZIE.

including a fibrous covering, for the outer 

